Court orders scrutiny of govt employees posing as journalists
Notes DC has identified 175 such media workers in Benazirabad
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HYDRABAD:
The Sindh High Court has ordered the Sindh Information Department to verify whether there are government employees working as journalists in Shaheed Benazirabad district. The Hyderabad circuit bench directed the department on Wednesday to conduct hearing of all 175 media workers whose names are mentioned in the list submitted by the district s deputy commissioner. If not satisfied with their clarification so presented, cancel their accreditation cards forthwith. The bench gave 30 days to the department to complete the exercise by first issuing notices to all those 175 individuals and later conducted an impartial hearing.
The Sindh High Court has ordered the Sindh Information Department to verify whether there are government employees working as journalists in Shaheed Benazirabad district. The Hyderabad circuit bench directed the department on Wednesday to conduct hearing of all 175 media workers whose names are mentioned in the list submitted by the district’s deputy commissioner.
“If not satisfied with their clarification so presented, cancel their accreditation cards forthwith. The bench gave 30 days to the department to complete the exercise by first issuing notices to all those 175 individuals and later conducted an impartial hearing.
“In case any violation became apparent, the department will be at liberty to refer the matter to the concerned department to take action against those individuals as per the law.”